Prozor Fortress

Prozor Fortress Tvrđava Prozor - Gradina
Vrlika, in Split-Dalmatia County Croatia
Prozor Fortress seen from town of Vrlika
Prozor Fortress Tvrđava Prozor - Gradina
Coordinates	43°54′50″N 16°23′42″E / 43.9138°N 16.3951°E / 43.9138; 16.3951
Type	Stronghold, Castle, Fortress
Site information
Controlled by	List of rulers 1.) Small stronghold (Gradina) 3rd century BC - 12 BC Illyrian tribe of Dalmatae Roman Empire 640-864 Dukes of Croatia 864-925 House of Trpimirović 925 Kingdom of Croatia ruled by King Tomislav 925-1102 Croatian kings from House of Trpimirović 1102-1406 Croatian nobility during union between Kingdom of Croatia and Kingdom of Hungary 2.) Prozor Fortress 1406-1416 Ban of Croatia and Grand Duke of Bosnia Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić 1416-1434 Croatian noble Prince Ivan III Nelipac 1434-1440 Croatian noble Ivan Frankopan and his widow 1440-1522 Mihača (Mikac) Nikolin Vitturi from Trogir, commissioner of King Sigismund 1522-1688 Ottoman Empire 1688-1797 Republic of Venice 3.) Fortress loses its strategic importance 1797-1805 Austrian Empire as a part of Holy Roman Empire 1805-1813 First French Empire under Napoleon Bonaparte 1813-1918 Austrian Empire
Open to the public	Yes
Condition	Ruined, slightly renovated
Site history
Built	3rd century BC ?, expended in 1406
Built by	small stronghold by Dalmatae expended by Hrvoje Vukčić
Materials	Limestone

List of rulers

1.) Small stronghold (Gradina)

2.) Prozor Fortress

3.) Fortress loses its strategic importance

Prozor Fortress (Croatian: Tvrđava Prozor or Gradina) is a medieval fortress situated in the continental part of Split-Dalmatia County, in inland Dalmatia, just above the town of Vrlika in Croatia. From its origin as a small stronghold built by the ancient Illyrian tribe Dalmatae, it developed into a fortress in the 15th century, during the reign of the Croatian and Bosnian feudal lord Hrvoje Vukčić Hrvatinić.

Prozor Fortress sits prominently above the town of Vrlika. It was chain link of near by forts like fort Glavaš - Dinarić and Potravnik. The closest large towns are Sinj, Knin, and Drniš. Prozor Fortress has an equally spectacular view of the Peruća Lake (Perućko jezero) and mountains Dinara and Kamešnica to the east and mountain Svilaja to the southwest. Prozor Fortress is made of stone like other fortresses in Dalmatia. It is partially restored, and entrance is free of charge. The way up to Prozor Fortress starts at the Roman Catholic parish church in Vrlika. It takes a 1.5-kilometre (0.9 mi) car ride towards small village of Maovice, followed by a 25-minute walk along a dirt trail.